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Madraskaaran

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Madraskaaran (transl. Man from Madras) is an 2025 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Vaali Mohan Das and produced by B.Jagadish under the banner of SR Productions.[2] The film stars Shane Nigam, Kalaiyarasan, Niharika Konidela and Aishwarya Dutta.[3]

Madraskaaran
Theatrical release poster
Directed byVaali Mohan Das
Written byVaali Mohan Das
Produced byB. Jagadish
Starring
CinematographyPrasanna S. Kumar
Edited byR. Vasanthakumar
Music bySam C. S.
Production
company
SR Productions
Release date
  • 10 January 2025 (2025-01-10)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil
Box office₹80 lakh (Tamil Nadu)[1]

Madraskaaran released in theatres on 10 January 2025 and received mixed to negative response from the critics and was a commercial failure at box office.[4]

Plot

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Sathya alias Sathyamoorthy is an engineer turned farmer who lives in Kovilpatti with his father and his wife Meera. Things take a turn when he’s attacked by unknown assailants. He realises that his enemy, Singam has sent his henchmen to kill him. Why Singam wants to kill him, how will Sathya protect his family from Singam forms the story.

Cast

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Production

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Development

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The film is produced by B.Jagadish under the banner of SR Productions.[5] The film's music is composed by Sam C. S. with cinematography by Prasanna S Kumar and editing by R Vasanthakumar.[6] The film marks the debut of Shane Nigam in Tamil as the lead actor alongside Kalaiyarasan[7] and Niharika Konidela in her second project in Tamil who was last seen in Oru Nalla Naal Paathu Solren (2018).[8]

Filming

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Principal photography began in February 2024[6] and took place in Chennai, Madurai and Kochi,[9] and the entire shooting was completed on June 2024.[10][11]

Music

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Madraskaaran
Soundtrack album by
Sam C. S
ReleasedJanuary 6, 2025 (2025-01-06)
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length20:19
LanguageTamil
LabelSaregama
Sam C. S chronology
Vanangaan
(2025) 		Madraskaaran
(2025)
Singles from Madraskaaran
  1. "Thai Thakka Kalyanam"
    Released: 18 September 2024
  2. "Kaadhal Sadugudu"
    Released: 7 December 2024
External audio
  Madraskaaran - Full Album on YouTube

The music is composed by Sam C. S in his third collaboration with Shane Nigam after RDX: Robert Dony Xavier and Vela (both 2023).[12] The first single "Thai Thakka Kalyanam" released on 18 September 2024.[13] The second single "Kaadhal Sadugudu", the remix version of the song by the same name from Mani Rathnam's Alai Payuthey (2000) composed by A. R. Rahman was released on 7 December 2024.[14][15] The pre-release audio launch event was conducted on 6 January 2025 at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai.[16]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Thai Thakka Kalyanam"ElanSam C. SKapil Kapilan, Aparna4:01
2."Kaadhal Sadugudu"VairamuthuA. R. Rahman, Nandhagopan VAdithya RK3:13
3."En Saami"Sam C. SSam C. SSam C. S5:48
4."Yeandi"Uma DeviSam C. SHaricharan4:39
5."Kaatrin Mozhi"Vaali Mohan DasSam C. SSam C. S2:38
Total length:20:19

Release

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Theatrical

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Madraskaaran released in theatres on 10 January 2025, coinciding Pongal weekend.[17] The film has been certified U/A by the Central Board of Film Certification.[18]

Reception

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Critical response

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A critic of Dinamalar rated 2.25/5 stars.[4] Abhinav Subramanian of The Times of India gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Despite competent performances — Shane Nigam and Kalaiyarasan do their level best to rise above the din — Madraskaaran can’t overcome the weight of its own contrivances. By the end, you’re left wondering why it took so many fights and tear-stained close-ups to say so very little."[19] Anusha Sundar of OTT Play gave 2/5 stars and wrote "Shane Nigam choosing to play a rooted Tamil character in his debut would have been more appreciable if the film too had chosen to stay grounded and simple. Even as the film has some emotional stretches to give him that space, an incoherent screenplay that doesn’t immerse you, makes Madraskaaran a letdown and wasted opportunity."[20]

Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote "On the whole, Shane Nigam and Kalaiyarasan do their best to steer this action drama towards victory, but the contrived writing that results in convenient and predictable revelations makes Madraskaaran drive right into a wall."[21] Malaiarasu M of News18 wrote, "Director Vali Mohan Das has tried to tell various things with a screenplay full of twists and turns, such as an unexpected accident, the events surrounding it, the pain caused by guilt, the unforgivable 'ego' of human minds, the 'tightness' that grips caste, and the 'dictatorship' of the village".[22] Akshay Kumar of Cinema Express wrote "It is disheartening to not find a single impressive character or an overriding emotional core in a film like Madraskaaran, where the bare minimum expectation is to appeal to our senses, if not intelligence".[23]

References

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  1. ^ "Madraskaaran Day 2 Tamil Nadu Box Office: Vaali Mohan Das directed action-thriller holds its own amidst new releases". PINKVILLA. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  2. ^ "மெட்ராஸ்காரன்". Dinamani (in Tamil). 2024-08-03. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  3. ^ மலர், மாலை (2024-02-13). "பூஜையுடன் தொடங்கிய மெட்ராஸ்காரன்". www.maalaimalar.com (in Tamil). Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  4. ^ a b "மெட்ராஸ்காரன் - விமர்சனம் {2.25/5} : மெட்ராஸ்காரன் - அப்பாவி… - Madraskaaran". cinema.dinamalar.com. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  5. ^ "கலையரசன் vs ஷேன் நிகாம் - ரத்தம் தெறிக்கும் 'மெட்ராஸ்காரன்' டீசர் எப்படி?". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  6. ^ a b Shane Nigam to make his Tamil debut with ‘Madraskaaran’, The Hindu. 20 January 2024.
  7. ^ M, Narayani (2025-01-01). "Shane Nigam-Kalaiyarasan's Madraskaaran gets a release date". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  8. ^ "Madraskaaran: The Shane Nigam-starrer's teaser will be out on this date". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  9. ^ "Shane Nigam's Tamil debut 'Madraskaaran' goes on floors - The Hindu". The Hindu. 2024-02-13. Archived from the original on 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  10. ^ "It's a shoot wrap-up for Shane Nigam's Tamil debut, 'Madraskaaran'". The Times of India. 2024-06-05. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  11. ^ "Teaser Of Shane Nigam's Tamil Debut Madraskaaran Promises A Blood Feud!". Times Now. 2024-07-25. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
  12. ^ "Shane Nigam's Madraskaaran teaser unveiled". www.dtnext.in. 2024-07-27. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  13. ^ "'தை தக்க கல்யாணம்' | #Madraskaaran படத்தின் முதல் பாடல் வெளியானது! - News7 Tamil". 2024-09-19. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  14. ^ Features, C. E. (2024-12-08). "'Kaadhal Sadugudu' remix song from Madraskaaran out". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  15. ^ "Shoot at Site: Shane and Niharika recreate the Kaadhal Sadugudu sequence in Madraskaaran". The Times of India. 2024-12-09. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  16. ^ Kumar, Akshay (2025-01-06). "Tempers run high in Shane Nigam's Madraskaaran trailer". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2025-01-06.
  17. ^ "Madraskaaran release date: Shane Nigam's debut replaces Ajith Kumar's Vidaamuyarchi for Pongal 2025". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  18. ^ B, Jayabhuvaneshwari (2025-01-03). "Shane Nigam-Kalaiyarasan's Madraskaaran clears censorship formalities". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  19. ^ "Madraskaaran Movie Review : A predictable collision course". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  20. ^ "Madraskaaran Movie Review: Shane Nigam shines in few places of this uneven drama". OTTPlay. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  21. ^ Rajendran, Gopinath (2025-01-10). "'Madraskaaran' movie review: Shane Nigam and Kalaiyarasan headline an outdated action drama". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  22. ^ "Madraskaaran | மெட்ராஸ்காரன் Review: அதிரடியா.. அயற்சியா.. கலையரசனின் வில்லன் அவதாரம் எப்படி?". tamil.news18.com (in Tamil). 2025-01-10. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
  23. ^ Kumar, Akshay (2025-01-10). "Madraskaaran Movie Review: All skirmish, no substance". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
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